Sri PV Sarma, an exponent in Kuchipudi dance, is talented in many ways. As an Artist, a Teacher, and as a Choreographer of many dance ballets he is well known in Andhra Pradesh and parts of India.

As an Artist: As an artist, his maiden performance was performed in Kuchipudi under the aegis of Sri P.V.G.Krishna Sarma in the dance ballet Parvathi Parinayam conducted by Siddendra Kalakshetram in the year 1977. In the Kuchipudi tradition of Dance there are three kinds of performances, namely Solo Performance, Yakshgana and Nritya Natika and he has performed in all of them.

SOLO PERFORMANCE: After the first performance in 1977, he has been performing many solo dances consisting of Sabdas, Keertanas, Tarangam, Daruvulu, Padas, Astapadi, Javali, Tillana, Gopika Krishna, Sivatandavam, Bhamakalapam etc. He has been performing many solo items composed and choroegrahed by himself on different occasions.

YAKSHAGANAS: As a Yakshagana performer, he has done various roles in the groups conducted by Sri P.V.G.Krishna Sarma and late Sri Vedantam Prahlada Sarma. The roles performed in various ballets are Tarakasura in Parvathi Parinayam, Banasura, Siva and Parvathi in Ushaparinayam, Hiranyakasyapa in Prahalada and Sri Krishna in Bhamakalapam.

NRITYA NATIKA (Dance Ballets): Inspired by the ideas of his Guru Dr. Satyam, he has choreographed various popular ballets and played various popular roles which are listed in the following table.

Roles played by PV Sarma in the dance ballets choreographed by himself

DANCE BALLET	ROLE PERFORMED
Mahishasuramardhini	Mahishasura
Keechakavadha	Keechaka
Varudhini Pravarakhya	Pravarakhya
Tulasi Jalandara	Jhalandara
Vasavi Kanyaka Parameswari	Vishnuvardhana and Ghandharva
Dakha Yagnam	Daksha
Tadhagatha	Mara and Angulimala

In addition, he has played many roles in dance dramas choreographed by his Guru, Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam which are listed in the following table.

Roles played in the dance ballets of Guru Sri Vempati Chinna Satyam

DANCE BALLET	ROLE PERFORMED
Srinivasa Kalyanam	Bhrugu Maharshi, Akasa Raju, & Chola Raju
Haravilasam	Daksha & Vatu
Rukmini Kalyanam	Sisupala & Agni Jyotna
Ardhanareeswaram	Sage Gowtama
Sakuntalam	Sage Durvasa

As a Teacher

After getting a thorough ground from many teachers, especially from Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam, he mastered the art of Kuchipudi Dance. In the year 1980, he started teaching dance to the students who became his devoted disciples. Appreciations and encouragement from the parents of his students and many others made him to open a permanent institution in the form of a school to impart thorough training in the Kuchipudi Dance. He started the school with the registered name of Sri Bala Tripura Sundari Kuchipudi Natya Kalakshetram. It is needless to say that after teaching and starting the institution, scores of students have been trained in the art of Kuchipudi Dance. Many of his students who had gone to foreign countries like USA and Canada have started schools of their own and are teaching the students in their respective countries. Many other students too have started such schools locally. They have obtained diplomas in the examinations conducted by the Government of Andhra Pradesh as well as scholarships from the Government of India.

As a Choreographer

After establishing the said school, he has choreographed many ballets and has been performing himself along with his students. The ballets choreographed by him are Parvathiparinayam(1985), Mahishasura Mardhini (1986), Daksha Yagnam (1987), Keechakavada (1987), Sati Tulasi (1988), Vasavi (1990), Varudhini Pravarakhya (1995), Tadhagatha (1998) and Kundalakesi (1999).

In this connection, it is pertinent to point out that except the ballet "Parvathiparinayam", the other ballets were conceived and executed by him and has not been performed by any one else so far. In addition to his art, he is also a writer and written a popular ballet "Mahishasura Mardhini"